That bike is a joke. It's not a complete bike. Has no bar tape, no rear brake, no front deraileur, only one chain ring, a 45t carbon, only one shifter, and it's a top tube shifter, one brake lever, and EVERYTIHNG HAS HOLES DRILLED IN IT, EVEN THE WHEELS!!!

This thing is a disgrace to weight weenies if you ask me. No creativity, no style, just a guy how decided to "cheat" by not putting all the parts on, and drilling holes in everyting that he did. It's not a bike you can "ride", and performace was sacrificed to a discusting degree to reduce weight. Light-bike, I spit on you.

Yeah, I'd guess it must be for some very special use.
I wouldn't think it would qualify as a "record" bike, because it's not apples to apples, but someone who has that component list either knows what they're looking for (as well as how to use a drill, one would hope) or else is completely nuts.
Who knows, the bike may even have drilled Superlite inserts

i will be racing my single chainringed one braked machine on the open road this coming weekend, it has no shifters or mechs!!!
people have been drilling holes in to things for more years than most ov us can remember!!!

I think that if people are going to set a record light bike, there has to be some rules about it - otherwise a single speed road bike will be the lightest.
Perhaps, It must have:
-9 or 10 Speed, with 2 chainrings
-Functional Braking System
-Ergopower or STI Levers (No Downtube)
-700c Wheels

So, if these rules existed, based on the current Road Bike Articles section, the Giant Showbike would be the record holder.

Rim drilling is fairly standard practice for this WW. It usually involves a series of holes on the tyre side of the rim. On MtB rims you can remove more than on road HP rims. On singles you have to be carefull not to remove to much surface area, and to not fill the holes with excess glue.

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It's easy to build a real light bike for British hill climbs that use a fixed gear and front brake...

To me, I build my bikes so they can last a long hilly day in the saddle, under my 6'plus, and 165lbs...if they can't, it's of no use and no interest other than seeing what other people do. Downtube levers like Cristian used on his Dynamik are okay, but that's okay for him, I don't want to use them with 10s stuff.....

To win the race you first have to reach the finish (or something like that).

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